# N3850Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3850Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3850Z

## Aircraft that carried N3850Z

- [Cancelled 2013-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3850Z-2013-04-17): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7608, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Monnett Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONNETT%20CHARLES%20W), [Cordova, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Cordova)

## NTSB investigations on N3850Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA005), Oct 16, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N3850Z), Montague Island, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE DURING THE LAST ENGINE OVERHAUL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3850Z (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19911015046529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911015046529A), Oct 15, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N3850Z), Montague Island, AK, Substantial damage. Engine seized. Ditched in ocean. Crankshaft failure due oil starvation. When a bearing rotated. Improper sealing used

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